The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03

gether for counsel. It was held wIrn alI cnree
generals on horseback. Grant seemed ex-
cited, and rs nearly nervous as Grant could be.
His face was very serious, almost overcast.
He held handful OF dispatches and seemed
in profound thought. All at c1ce a light
broke over the commanders face, and then
all was serene again. OF this moment he
told Gen. Sherman afterward:
81 saw that either side was ready TO giveup
If the other showed bold front, and deter
mined to do that very thing
So the commander became strong and
serene again, as usual Instantly there was
activity. Gen. G. f. Smiths forces on the
right of the Federal line had not yet
taken part in the fight. They were ordered
up. Gen. Smith himself, with long, gray hair,
color bearer by his side, rode along the front
Of his line, a striking, inspiring figure. He
told his mon be himself would lead them, and
directed them when near enough to charge
bayonet on the rifle pits. The signal was
given, the column moved forward and was
met by roar Of musketry from the rife
pits.
Col Tuttie was in the lead with his Second
Iowa regiment. The advancing line wavered
a moment under the fire that moved it down.
then steadied and went irresistibly on When
within range of the Confederate muskets Col.
Tuttle shouted TO his men, "Forwarilp Then
they made the rattling bayonet charge. 1t
drove the Confederatss from their works and
Smiths men occupied them. In the midst Of
cheers and shouts from the whole division the
Stars and Stripes were planted upon the
works OF Fort Donaldson Thus it was all
over with the Confederate right.
Over ON tho Federal right LIcClernalidis cli-
vision had been swept from the ground it oe-
cupied In the morning. Although Lex Wal
lace's men had checked the retreat there and
stopped the sortie, yet the ground held by
3IcClerDand in the morning, had not been re-
taken. Grant ordered Lew Wallace 10 refalse
it. as soon as Gen. Smiths division began to
move, Wallace was 60 attack toe. Thus the
Confederates would be engaged on both right
and left. Grant rode down tie river to see
that Smith was carrying out tiae order on his
side; then he hurried up to the right TO watch
WaIlace's men execute their command.
at noon il looked as il victory tss9 Iserched
on the Confederate standard Tie - yInis
Ferry road, which had been occupied bg zIa-
Clernand, syes open for the Confederate re-
treat. Buekner had accomplished what 10
had been ordered to do. The time Jast before
Grant ordered the renewed attaci. ii tie az
ternoon had been the golden moment for sas-
cape. Ii WIS lost Baei,ner had halted, wait
ing for his artillery ard reserves TO follow him
out Of the Entertainments. Pillow had teie-
graDhed 4. s. Johnston. @Ozi the honor u a
soldier, the day IS ours.
All at once Cen. Pillow sent BsIcl.uer word
to come back and take up his position within
the works He could OILY obey. As be III
back with his mea be rlet E.sn- Floyd, Floyd
vas surprised, and asked what he was a5eGt.
He ordered E;leIlner to stay w7eze he vas Ill
be. Floyd, could sca PILLOW. Thus there was
more waiting. Finally B1sE1er, tho fighting
general, was ordered TO eros 70 tie extreme
Confederate right and stop Gen. Smith, WHO